always pass current pointer position to connection

packages/system/src/types/general.ts

@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ export const initialConnection: NoConnection = {
   toHandle: null,
   toPosition: null,
   toNode: null,
+  pointer: null,
 };
 
 export type NoConnection = {
@@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ export type NoConnection = {
   toHandle: null;
   toPosition: null;
   toNode: null;
+  pointer: null;
 };
 export type ConnectionInProgress<NodeType extends InternalNodeBase = InternalNodeBase> = {
   /** Indicates whether a connection is currently in progress. */
@@ -330,6 +332,8 @@ export type ConnectionInProgress<NodeType extends InternalNodeBase = InternalNod
   toPosition: Position;
   /** Returns the end node or `null` if no connection is in progress. */
   toNode: NodeType | null;
+  /** Returns the pointer position or `null` if no connection is in progress. */
+  pointer: XYPosition;
 };
 
 /**

packages/system/src/xyhandle/XYHandle.ts

@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ function onPointerDown(
     toHandle: null,
     toPosition: oppositePosition[fromHandle.position],
     toNode: null,
+    pointer: position,
   };
 
   function startConnection() {
@@ -182,26 +183,9 @@ function onPointerDown(
       toHandle: result.toHandle,
       toPosition: isValid && result.toHandle ? result.toHandle.position : oppositePosition[fromHandle.position],
       toNode: result.toHandle ? nodeLookup.get(result.toHandle.nodeId)! : null,
+      pointer: position,
     };
 
-    /*
-     * we don't want to trigger an update when the connection
-     * is snapped to the same handle as before
-     */
-    if (
-      isValid &&
-      closestHandle &&
-      previousConnection.toHandle &&
-      newConnection.toHandle &&
-      previousConnection.toHandle.type === newConnection.toHandle.type &&
-      previousConnection.toHandle.nodeId === newConnection.toHandle.nodeId &&
-      previousConnection.toHandle.id === newConnection.toHandle.id &&
-      previousConnection.to.x === newConnection.to.x &&
-      previousConnection.to.y === newConnection.to.y
-    ) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     updateConnection(newConnection);
     previousConnection = newConnection;
   }